December 25, 2024

Part One: Dr. Amanda Lotz is a professor of media studies at U Michigan and a Fellow at the Peabody Media Center. She joins us to talk about her piece at theconversation.com, “Why Are Sinclair’s Scripted News Segments Such a Big Deal?”

Part Two: Our weekly check in with the doctor, Dr. Steffen Schmidt of Iowa State U. Topics include: Paul Ryan, GOP fundraising, Trump, Cohen, doormen, Mike Pompeo, Pruit, the Pope and more!